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Australia are a quality side led by Meg Lanning. They have all their bases covered and bat deep, which has been key to their success across formats. The Aussies have not only been dominant at home but also away from home, which makes them the No.1 T20I team according to the ICC rankings. They will be looking to replicate the performance of the men’s team in the recently concluded Ashes....

Australian cricket‘s gain in all-rounder Dan Christian has been the loss for the country’s National Rugby League (NRL). Christian has been selected for Australia in the Boxing Day Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). As a youngster, Christian showed all the traits of being an NRL player in the making. But getting selected for the Australian under-19 squad was the catalyst for Christian to give up his promising league future....

Carrick’s sole appearance for United this season was in September’s League Cup win over Burton Albion and the captain explained his absence from action last Friday, saying that he was on the mend from a heart operation. “Michael as a person is more important than Michael as a player, so we gave him the time to relax, to recover and to feel confident,” Mourinho said after his team’s 1-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday....

Napoli top the Serie A table with eight wins from as many games and sit third in Group F in the Champions League behind leaders City and Shakhtar Donetsk after a 2-1 opening loss to the Ukrainian side and a 3-1 win over Feyenoord. Guardiola’s side are unbeaten pace-setters in the English top flight with seven wins from eight games. They showed their might against Stoke but the Spanish manager suggested Napoli would not crumble under pressure....

Releasing its annual online customer survey, Atlus asked fans if they wanted to see more franchises ported or remade on other platforms. Receiving a record number of respondents, the survey contained questions regarding Atlus franchises such as Persona, Etrian Odyssey, Shin Megami Tensei, and more. Following the success of the PC port of Persona 4 Golden, it’ll be interesting to see what other Atlus games will make a comeback as ports....

All the players will try to give their best on the tennis court but the fans will have their eyes on the following 3 players. #3 Rafael Nadal - Spain The Spanish left-arm tennis superstar, Rafael Nadal will lead team Spain in the ATP Cup. Spain is pooled alongside Japan, Georgia, and Uruguay in Group B hence, Nadal would face little competition in the first round. The King of Clay had performed well in the US Open last year hence, he will look to carry forward his form in 2020....

In the final, the Spanish armada began in sensational style as the unsung hero of Team Spain, Roberto Bautista Agut, cruised to a comprehensive 7-5, 6-1 victory over Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic to open his team’s account on the points table. Such was the consistency of Bautista Agut throughout the course of the tournament, that his early victory ensured that there was always a cushion for their team’s main man, Rafael Nadal, each time he stepped out on the court....

Ben Crump, a prominent Civil Rights attorney, made the comment during an afternoon press conference with family members of Patrick Lyoya, the 26-year-immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who was fatally shot on April 4. “Right now, our leaders in the United States of America are condemning Russian soldiers for shooting civilians in Ukraine in the back of the head,” Crump said. “Why aren’t we condemning police officers here in the United States of America shooting unarmed Black civilians in the back of the head?...

Australia Women have thoroughly dominated the series. The hosts restricted Pakistan to 160/8 in 40 overs in the first ODI and bowled them out for 125 in the second before chasing down both targets comfortably. AU-W vs PK-W Match Details, 3rd ODI The third ODI of the three-match series between Australia Women and Pakistan Women will be played on January 21 at the North Sydney Oval in Sydney. The game is set to take place at 5:35 AM IST....

Huff, a two-time World Series champion with the San Francisco Giants, tweeted Thursday: “#KyleRittenhouse is a national treasure.” A number of responses criticized the athlete, with some branding him “disgusting.” One tweet reads: “You’re a true piece of s*** and the only reason you say this stuff on Twitter is because you know you’d get taxed on the streets. Enjoy your following, son. One day Twitter will be gone and he will have nothing except a ring from a team that pretends you don’t exist....

Bettors are taking note of significant ATS trends. The Tigers are 2-0 SU and ATS this year and have covered the spread in their last 13 games overall. The only one of those they lost outright was the national title game against Florida State (34-31 as 10.5-point dogs). Kansas State has been a covering machine at home during coach Bill Snyder’s 22–plus seasons. The record is 88-53 ATS (62.4 percent), although the Wildcats fell short in this year’s opener against Stephen F....

In an ongoing match between the Auckland Aces and the Central Stags at Nelson, Auckland Aces batsman Colin Munro wreaked havoc on day one of the four day match as he amassed a personal best score of 281. Munro dedicated terms the moment he walked in with his team in a spot of bother at 64/2. The 28 year-old belted the bowlers to all parts of the park as he raced his way to a 30-ball 50 and then got to his century off just 68 balls....

Look into the history of football in Bavaria and two teams come to the fore – Nuremberg and Bayern Munich. The latter dominated before the creation of the Bundesliga in 1961 with eight national titles. The former has monopolised German football to a much greater extent with an incredible 21 championships since the formation of a nationwide league. One name you won’t find inscribed on any top division trophy though is Augsburg....

They will have their sponsorship of Austin Dillon in common starting in 2014. And they actually already had something in common. “Guess what Cheerios packaging is made out of?” Dow executive vice president Joe Harlan said. “Our product.” That’s why this sponsorship makes sense to Dow. It hopes to use NASCAR to cultivate more business from companies involved in NASCAR. General Mills hopes it sells a lot of Cheerios, the brand that will be on Dillon’s car....

Australia started strongly with Jackson Irvine’s first goal for the Socceroos coming from James Troisi’s seventh-minute corner but it was generally a scratchy performance from the home side. The UAE were on top for long periods at Allianz Stadium, with star playmaker Omar Abdulrahman appearing to have the ball on a string at times, but Mathew Leckie secured the win for the Socceroos in the 78th minute. Again it was from a corner - Australia’s sixth consecutive goal not from open play - with Leckie rising at the near post to send Troisi’s delivery into the net....

India were bowled out for 250 in their first innings on the second morning at the Adelaide Oval. The start of third day’s play was delayed by rain and there was also one interruption in between after the heavens opened up again. Brief scores: India 1st innings: 250 all out in 88 overs Australia 1st innings: 235 all out in 98.4 overs (Travis Head 72; Jasprit Bumrah 3/47, Ravichandran Ashwin 3/57)...

The 47-year-old, appointed national coach Thursday, is a striking contrast to his laid-back predecessor Darren Lehmann, who resigned in the wake of the ball-tampering affair in South Africa. Intense, disciplined and hard-working, Langer will not tolerate the boys-club mentality that Lehmann’s critics allege fostered a toxic culture in the Australian side. “I am very excited about the scope I now have to coach the country that supported me so much in my cricketing career,” he said....

This series is very important for Aussies, as it will dictate terms on how their home fans will collaborate in their long home run. It will also give them a chance to build their World Cup squad. Chris Lynn, with his scintillating form in JLT domestic ODI Cup, is back to the 50-over format and will be an exciting prospect for the team management along with D’Arcy Short. On the other hand, Proteas have lost the services of senior players Hashim Amla and JP Duminy due to injuries....

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian defended the move and said observers are banned from trials involving state secrets. Meanwhile, Fletcher said, “This is deeply regrettable and concerning and unsatisfactory. We’ve had long-standing concerns about this case, including lack of transparency, and therefore have concluded that it’s an arbitrary detention.” Yang reportedly worked as an intelligence agent for China’s Ministry of State Security before becoming a novelist and has denied the allegation against him....